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From: Connie Smith <1320160773>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:58:56 -0500
I love the idea of the children reading the poetry in the school lunchroom, but why not include the classics? Children can learn to love them as well, especially if you can find collections printed in a way appealing to children, with plenty of pictures/artwork. Connie Smith Elementary Ed Major at UnivOfAla,B'ham At 11:46 AM 4/20/98 00, you wrote: GSLIS. Each student shared a poem from a collection. It made for a delightful 45 minutes. One student who is working in an elementary school library media center was inspired by Bauer's Poetry Break to invite kids to read poems during lunch in the cafeteria. Beyond the thrill of attention and a microphone, students have flocked to the library to sign up for a turn and to hunt through poetry books looking for a poem to read. Of course, Prelutsky and Silverstein have been popular, but others as well. I'd be glad to share our list of collections from the course - it neglects the classics for the current, is strictly aimed at the elementary age group, and is mostly collections of work by the author rather than edited anthologies of poems by many authors. It is subjectively chosen by me, and popular authors are only represented by one title.
Received on Tue 21 Apr 1998 12:58:56 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:58:56 -0500
I love the idea of the children reading the poetry in the school lunchroom, but why not include the classics? Children can learn to love them as well, especially if you can find collections printed in a way appealing to children, with plenty of pictures/artwork. Connie Smith Elementary Ed Major at UnivOfAla,B'ham At 11:46 AM 4/20/98 00, you wrote: GSLIS. Each student shared a poem from a collection. It made for a delightful 45 minutes. One student who is working in an elementary school library media center was inspired by Bauer's Poetry Break to invite kids to read poems during lunch in the cafeteria. Beyond the thrill of attention and a microphone, students have flocked to the library to sign up for a turn and to hunt through poetry books looking for a poem to read. Of course, Prelutsky and Silverstein have been popular, but others as well. I'd be glad to share our list of collections from the course - it neglects the classics for the current, is strictly aimed at the elementary age group, and is mostly collections of work by the author rather than edited anthologies of poems by many authors. It is subjectively chosen by me, and popular authors are only represented by one title.
Received on Tue 21 Apr 1998 12:58:56 PM CDT
